President helps raise millions for Florida GOP.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

ORLANDO, Fla. _ President Bush joined his brother and leading Florida Republicans Friday night for a celebration _ of their wealth.

Gov. Jeb Bush, fresh from a fundraising trip to California, stood beside his powerful brother at a high-dollar dinner that turned into an impassioned defense of a massive campaign war chest the governor hopes will ensure his reelection in November.

"I'm not ashamed of raising money for the Republican Party of Florida," the governor told 1,500 corporate executives, lobbyists and party activists crammed into a hotel ballroom at Universal Studios. "I'm kind of proud of it. You won't see any wringing of hands. This is part of …